Michelle Kwan by Ariadna

Women in History

Name: AriadnaPerez-Davila

Person: Michelle Kwan

Date of birth: July 07, 1980 place of birth:TorranceCA.

Type of work: Professional Figure Skater

Great accomplishments:

*Finished 8th in world championships at age 13.

*Best known for being a 5 time world champion figure skater &

Olympic Medalist

*Lost gold medal to Tara Lipinski in 1998 Olympics

5 Important Facts:

Finished 8th in world championships

5-time world champion figure skater

Not retiring (because she didn’t participate in 06-07 season

Olympics

Has not achieved Olympic gold

At her first Olympics in 1998 took silver medal